Jorge Ben Jor – Taj Mahal

Did Rod Stewart copy it, or was it just a big fat coincidence? I don’t actually know the story but I think I might have to try and find out.

 

Meanwhile, SAMBA!

 

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Marilyn Monroe – I’m Through With Love

Baby it’s cold outside. The icy frigid air made me think of this, from one of my favourite movies.

 

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Bernard Herrmann – Twisted Nerve

I’ve been watching too much American Horror Story… Am intrigued about the original film soundtrack now too.

Also used in Kill Bill and Death Proof.

 

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David Bowie – John I’m Only Dancing Again

Boogie down with David now.

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This Mortal Coil – Kangaroo

The soundtrack to my life: 1984.

 

 

I was always a fan of many kinds of music. I also liked Prince, The Pointer Sisters, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, The Cramps, (Rufus and) Chaka Khan, Sister Sledge and Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel.

 

But this album was on heavy rotation.

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Jeff Buckley – Last Goodbye

I am having a Jeff Buckley phase. This is probably my favourite of his songs, and the catchiest, earwormiest one as fragments often buzz round my head in the small hours.

 

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Smokey Robinson and the Miracles – Tears of a Clown

This woke me up in the middle of the night and I couldn’t get back to sleep.

 

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PJ Harvey – Down By The Water

Big fish, little fish swimming in the water, come back here man, gimme my daughter.

 

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